LeBron James and the Cavs coast past Brook Lopez and the Nets on Wednesday.

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“There was really only one way you could go from that last game,” Love said of the loss to the Warriors.

The Nets (11-32) shot just 41.7% and were 4-for-19 from three-point range. Depleted by injuries and unsettled by coaching changes, they were no match for the best team in the Eastern Conference. The game was officially a sellout, but a lot of seats were empty — attributable to Brooklyn having lost 11 of its last 12 games at home.

Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

“The ball stuck a lot. I’m definitely the culprit of that,” Lopez said. “We had trouble initiating our offense and when we did, we were doing it from pretty far outside the three-point line, which made it very difficult for us.”

Thaddeus Young, who had 14 points and five rebounds, said Love’s versatility and his cooperation with James made for a deadly combination.

“LeBron grinds the ball in his hands a lot and is very effective in the pick and rolls,” said Young. “When you’re helping off and he’s throwing the ball back to K. Love for threes, it’s hard to guard that type of stuff."

Kyrie Irving slices through the Nets defense en route to a hoop.

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Joe Johnson, working hard to contain James, was 1-for-7, hitting just a single three-pointer. Brown noted afterwards that Johnson was open a few times on the perimeter and wasn’t seen by the point guards.

“I think that some of the stuff that we were trying to run to get Joe touches, we were sloppy getting into them, so it made it that much more difficult for him to get the catch so he can be involved in actions,” said Brown, who took over Jan. 10 after Lionel Hollins was fired. “I think LeBron was into him, but I don’t think it was to the point where I think he couldn’t touch the ball.”

The Nets, who have now lost four in a row, and are ahead of only the 76ers in the Eastern Conference. On Friday they host to the Utah Jazz.